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58 A THOUSAND TEACHINGS 94. Disciple.—“But it is transitory knowledge only that is the result¹ of a proof and not eternal Know- ledge.”² न। अवगतेः नित्यत्वानित्यत्वयोः विशेषानुपपत्तेः। न हि अवगतेः प्रमात्वे अनित्या अवगतिः प्रमा, न नित्या इति विशेषः अवगम्यते ॥ ९५ ॥ 95. Teacher.—“No. There cannot reasonably be a distinction of perpetuity or otherwise in Knowledge. For it is not known that transitory Knowledge is the result of a proof and not eternal Knowledge, as Know- ledge³ Itself is such a result.” नित्यायां प्रमातुः अपेक्षाभावः। अनित्यायां तु यत्नान्तरित- त्वात् अवगतिः अपेक्ष्यत इति विशेषः स्यादिति चेत् ॥ ९६ ॥ 96. Disciple.—“But eternal Knowledge does not depend on a knower⁴ while transitory knowledge does so as it is produced by an intervening effort. This is the difference.”⁵ सिद्धा तर्हि आत्मनः प्रमातुः स्वतःसिद्धिः, प्रमाणनिरपेक्ष- तयैवेति ॥ ९७ ॥ 97. Teacher.—“The Knower⁶ which is the Self is then self-evident as It does not depend on any evidence (in order to be proved).” 1 True Knowledge is due to sense-perception, inference, testimony, etc., when we see a jar, for example, with our eyes, we have what is called the true Knowledge of the jar. It is produced and there- fore transitory. That is what the disciple thinks. ² Pure Knowledge which is the Self. ³ Pure Knowledge Itself. See paras 103 and 108 of this Chapter. ⁴ One who applies a proof. ⁵ Between Knowledge eternal and transitory. ⁶ Eternal Knowledge. See para 93 above.